Joan of Burgundy

Joan of Burgundy (24 June 1293-12 December 1349) was Queen of France from 1328 to 1349 with Philip VI of France.

Biography
Joan was the daughter of Robert II of Burgundy and Agnes Capet, and in July 1313 she married her brother-in-law Louis X of France's cousin, the future King Philip VI of France. In 1337 King Edward III of England challenged Philip's rule as king of France with his own claim to the throne, starting the Hundred Years' War. Joan served as regent while her husband was campaigning against the Kingdom of England, and she was strong-willed and intelligent. She died in 1349, the year before her husband.